trifled (away)

past tense of trifle (away)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trifled (away)
Verb
  • Those of us who spent a lot of time at our grandma’s house can spot Tupperware containers in two seconds flat.
    Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
  • More of their budgets are spent on health care than what's spent by younger working adults, for example.
    Susan Tompor, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Presumably, this is because those players lost their ‘development’ period — their early teenage years — to the war.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Eastern Washington lost its opening game last week and has not had a winning season since 2021.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Trifled (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trifled%20%28away%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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